Dermoid cyst of the mandibula: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Dermoid cysts are rare congenital lesions derived from pluripotential cells.


METHODS
We present a case of a female patient aged 30 years presenting for a lesion of the mandibula incidentally seen on a routine panoramic radiograph obtained for dental care. The instrumental, clinical and histological characteristics of the lesion are reported. Finally, a bibliographic revision of this pathology at the level of the oral cavity is reported.


CONCLUSIONS
Dermoid cysts must be considered in the differential diagnosis of mandibula's lesions.
Menditti
Dardo
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Dipartimento di Biochimica, Sezione di Anatomia Patologica, Seconda Università di Napoli, Italia. alfonsobaldi@tiscali.it.
Laino
Luigi
L
Ferrara
Nicola
N
Baldi
Alfonso
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